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Home   |   About APS   |   Images from Physics   |   Physics Images Archive   |   New Lens Device Will Shrink Huge Light Waves to Pinpoints

New Lens Device Will Shrink Huge Light Waves to Pinpoints

Manipulating light waves, or electromagnetic radiation, has led to many technologies, from cameras to lasers to medical imaging machines that can see inside the human body.

Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed a way to make a lens-like device that focuses electromagnetic waves down to the tiniest of points. The breakthrough opens the door to the next generation of technology, said Roberto Merlin, professor of physics at the University of Michigan.

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New lens device will shrink huge light waves to pinpoints
Image Credit: Roberto Merlin

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